While we hoomins most likely wouldn’t intentionally fall asleep like this (hello, chiropractor bills) kittehs have NO problem folding themselves up however and wherever they like. (Maru, for example.) And so we see that our newcomer Purrsephone is back, showing off her comfy new bed!

“Every time we think Purrsephone can’t get cuter. She does it again. Our daily dose of cute looks like this today. This container is 9×9. If you look closely you’ll see the little whiskers hanging out on the right.” -Elizabeth L.

In case you’re not up on your Japanese, the headline stands for “Monkey.” As in, it’s the Year Of The Monkey. And wouldn’t you know, they got some Smart Monkeys over there in The Big J- look at them spell it out for you! (It sorta looks like it…I guess.)

Frequent sender-inner Scott Y. is back with more video! “I wanted to share some footage that was taken during our visit to Tashirojima, Japan’s Cat Island. The photos of Cat Island on the Internet really doesn’t do justice when compared to the experience of actually seeing (and getting swarmed by!) wild cats in all directions. Below are two videos of me (Karen) during the first feeding encounter on the island.”

“The cats are actually quite cute and cuddly, and during the winter months all they want is some shelter and food. We did our best to pack as much food and treats as we could to help the hungry cats as they followed us wherever we went.”